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thanks for joining us. narrator: funding for this program is provided by the gruber family foundation and by the members of kqed. a co-production of kqed and the center for investigative reporting. announcer: a kqed television production. larriva: it's like holy mother of comfort food. kastner: throw it down. it's noodle crack. patel: you have to be ready for the heart attack on a platter. crowell: okay, i'm the bacon guy, right? hoofe: oh, i just did a jig every time i dipped into it. man: it just completely blew my mind. woman: it felt like i had a mouthful of raw vegetables and dry dough. sbrocco: oh, please. i want the dessert first! [ laughs ] i told him he had to wait.
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mybe i can use it with my kids. it has become less of a risk to buy these headsets, especially as meta has driven the prices down like with the quest two, which you have right in front of you there, so a pretty affordable headset at this point. >> this is about a four or $500 headset and matt has just come out with a new one they announced last week for about $1500. that is more clearly aimed at business users, which is going to be like a whole other thing they're hoping to get people interested in. i guess we will have to see how that goes. >> i think it is interesting with the release of these kind of hardware is, you know, one of my favorite presentations of new hardware's was the iphone presentation by steve jobs in 2007 where he said i'm bringing you three new products. a product that can help you listen to music, a product that úcan help you make phone calls and and internet surfing product, right? and then he kept saying that and he was like do you get it? it's actually one product. it's called the iphone i
mybe i can use it with my kids. it has become less of a risk to buy these headsets, especially as meta has driven the prices down like with the quest two, which you have right in front of you there, so a pretty affordable headset at this point. >> this is about a four or $500 headset and matt has just come out with a new one they announced last week for about $1500. that is more clearly aimed at business users, which is going to be like a whole other thing they're hoping to get people...
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the challenge for us all along has been how do we develop that leverage, particularly using military power without us getting on the slippery slope of quote unquote owns syria. it could be that this moment has created a new context. that this administration can take advantage of. it's going to take an incredible amount of diplomatic skill to pull this off. i'm not sure we have seen that kind of skill yet out of this team. it's obviously the first test. it's one thing to lob 59 tomahawks on a well planned strike into syria. it's another thing to turn that into leverage to try to get some sort of diplomatic outcome. so i think the next few weeks are going to be a real test. whether this was a checkers move or chess mf. >> everyone talkers about leverage, i don't quite get what leverage we might have. go ahead. >> i mean the leverage is can you raise the level of pain enough on assad or the fear by russia that assad is going to go and their interests are going to be in jeopardy in syria, that they either force assad to come to a deal or assad himself comes to a deal. it's very difficult
the challenge for us all along has been how do we develop that leverage, particularly using military power without us getting on the slippery slope of quote unquote owns syria. it could be that this moment has created a new context. that this administration can take advantage of. it's going to take an incredible amount of diplomatic skill to pull this off. i'm not sure we have seen that kind of skill yet out of this team. it's obviously the first test. it's one thing to lob 59 tomahawks on a...
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we are glad you can join us. a conversation with colin powell coming up right now. >> every community has a martin luther king boulevard. it's the cornerstone we all know. it's not just a street or boulevard, but a place where walmart stands together with your community to make every day better. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. tavis: pleased and honored to welcome colin powell back to this program. the former u.s. secretary of state and decorated four-star general is, of course, a best- selling author whose latest text is called "it worked for me: in life and leadership." he joins us tonight from washington. secretary powell, good to have you back on this program, sir. >> thank you, tavis, good to be with you again. tavis: i promise to get right to the book if you allow me to ask a few questions about items in the news. i suspect that doesn't surprise you, given the roles that you've played in our government, that i might want to pick your brain about a few things. le
we are glad you can join us. a conversation with colin powell coming up right now. >> every community has a martin luther king boulevard. it's the cornerstone we all know. it's not just a street or boulevard, but a place where walmart stands together with your community to make every day better. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. tavis: pleased and honored to welcome colin powell back to this program. the former u.s. secretary of state and...
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king and john lewis and all those who gave us a dream to guide us. a dream they paid for like our founders with their lives, their fortunes, their sacred honor. and we thank them for reminding us that america is always becoming, always on a journey. we all, every single citizen among us, have to run our lap. >> reporter: a third former president-- george w. bush-- was unable to attend today, as he recovers from a recent heart procedure. instead, he issued a statement saying: the moment that dr. king delivered his famous address-- with the appeal to "let freedom ring"-- was marked by a bell- ringing ceremony. that set the stage for the first african american president, who said the struggle for economic opportunity remains the nation's great unfinished business, but he voiced hope. there's a reason why so many who marched that day, and in the days to come, were young-- for the young are unconstrained by habits of fear, by the conventions of what is. they dared to dream differently, to imagine something better. and i am convinced that same imagination,
king and john lewis and all those who gave us a dream to guide us. a dream they paid for like our founders with their lives, their fortunes, their sacred honor. and we thank them for reminding us that america is always becoming, always on a journey. we all, every single citizen among us, have to run our lap. >> reporter: a third former president-- george w. bush-- was unable to attend today, as he recovers from a recent heart procedure. instead, he issued a statement saying: the moment...
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to a buddhist village, threw us inside of a sool and kept us there. there were three of us.th one nigh went out to dinner, and the wife of one ofld the rs helped us leave. >> reporter: she managed tond escapeled to bangladesh along with 700,000 rohingyas muslims who made the same trek last year, walking through the jungle with no food or water. >> ( translated ): i noticed some changes in my body. i wa't getting my period. i realized i was pregnant. >> reporter: she g this sweltering hot dark hut with the help of a rohingya woman. both she ander baby are malnourished. >> ( translated i feel really weak and restless. i've lost the energy to hold my child. since i've been here, i haven't been able to get a proper me. i eat very little, i have no energy. i'm not ppy with my life. >> reporter: she says shfeels deeply ashamed and has nothing to live for except her child. >> ( intranslated ): who is to look after me? now i have this baby, nobody will marry me. if i was married off i would have a child legitimately, not a baby out of rape, like i do now. >>
to a buddhist village, threw us inside of a sool and kept us there. there were three of us.th one nigh went out to dinner, and the wife of one ofld the rs helped us leave. >> reporter: she managed tond escapeled to bangladesh along with 700,000 rohingyas muslims who made the same trek last year, walking through the jungle with no food or water. >> ( translated ): i noticed some changes in my body. i wa't getting my period. i realized i was pregnant. >> reporter: she g this...
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also using sometimes when they use some violent language with regard to mr. trump. basically saying that the democrats were being hypocritical and clinically vindictive. -- politically vindictive. in terms of the legal side of it, they argue mr. trump did not get due process, that this was a snap impeachment. it had taken place only one week after the eventnd had not gone through the regular procedures of witnesses, hrings, preparing documents, giving strict from time to reply. narrator: funding for presentation of this program is provided by.. the freeman foundation. by judy and peter blum-kovler foundation. pursuing solutions for erica's neglected needs. and by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you, thank you. ♪ ♪ man: you're watching pbs. hilty: where do i begin about my love for pbs? having both of my children, two very young children, "daniel tiger" is on because they learn so much from it. every major emotional thing that young children have to go through, daniel has a song associated with that. ♪ daniel: take a deep breath ♪ (inhales
also using sometimes when they use some violent language with regard to mr. trump. basically saying that the democrats were being hypocritical and clinically vindictive. -- politically vindictive. in terms of the legal side of it, they argue mr. trump did not get due process, that this was a snap impeachment. it had taken place only one week after the eventnd had not gone through the regular procedures of witnesses, hrings, preparing documents, giving strict from time to reply. narrator:...
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joining us is dr. rutherford, a ucsf epidemiologist, advisor to san francisco's department of public health, who is leadg the prograthat started this week in san francisco. think you for joining us again. >> thank you for having me. wi >> we get to contact tracing but first i want to talk about breaking news today. the fda e s authorized emergency use of toreduce the mortality and duration of covid- 19. it has beenproven to do this and some studies although one study was negative.how quickly can be utilized? >> i think it is a great step forward. the fact at there was a negative study from china does e not really bothervery much. that study did not really have a lot of power for people and understand exactat the fects or effects are. the effects of this drug are relatively modest i would say. this does not reduce mortality from 11% down to zero or anything but it is a start. think about how the aids drugs started, firswe had azt and then we added other drugs and dr added othes and all of a sudden it be
joining us is dr. rutherford, a ucsf epidemiologist, advisor to san francisco's department of public health, who is leadg the prograthat started this week in san francisco. think you for joining us again. >> thank you for having me. wi >> we get to contact tracing but first i want to talk about breaking news today. the fda e s authorized emergency use of toreduce the mortality and duration of covid- 19. it has beenproven to do this and some studies although one study was...
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-tell us about that. -yeah. i mean, you mentioned that i do have a background as a climate scientist. that was a long time ago. and that was a big part of the inspiration for my first business, method, trying to use a business and that was a big part of the inspiration to create social and environmental impact. now, fortunately, that's become a much me mainstream idea now. food is even more personal, and has even more impacts on our environment and on our health, of course, than cleaning products, and so that was why i really wanted to get into food, because it's very personal, and it's very high-impact. we need to do somethingou, and we need to do it through foods that are really delicious that people enjoy. -and that don't cause a lot of carbon tput, for example, because dairy products and meat products contribute to the carbon footprint. -yeah, exactly. so, dairy is about aer of our food carbon footprint, and food's about 30% of our human carbon footprint. that means dairy is about 8% of humanity's carbon foo
-tell us about that. -yeah. i mean, you mentioned that i do have a background as a climate scientist. that was a long time ago. and that was a big part of the inspiration for my first business, method, trying to use a business and that was a big part of the inspiration to create social and environmental impact. now, fortunately, that's become a much me mainstream idea now. food is even more personal, and has even more impacts on our environment and on our health, of course, than cleaning...
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so they're kind of on the forefront of using this. what they hope to eventually do is to allow patients to opt out. but only to opt out of some of it. if you're not filling your prescriptions, the hospital feels they want to know, and they should be able to know that. if you don't want the hospital knowing what you're buying at cvs or at the grocery store, you can have an option to opt out of that. certain things they want to definitely know about you because they're now being held accountable for your health. >> and briefly, they cannot use this to discriminate against a pre-existing condition even if the information tells them that you might have a heart condition, right? >> absolutely. there's a lot of thing that's illegal for hospitals to did, and it's bound by the same privacy rules as anything else that you would share with your doctor. >> shannon, thank you very much. >> thank you. >>> this is pbs "newshour weekend sunday." >>> in england, scientists are exploring ways to diagnose breast cancer through a routine test resembling
so they're kind of on the forefront of using this. what they hope to eventually do is to allow patients to opt out. but only to opt out of some of it. if you're not filling your prescriptions, the hospital feels they want to know, and they should be able to know that. if you don't want the hospital knowing what you're buying at cvs or at the grocery store, you can have an option to opt out of that. certain things they want to definitely know about you because they're now being held accountable...
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, to see us. and then you have a small window of getting there on time. if your bus is late and then you're told you can't be seen. it's so many different issues. >> also part of the neighborhood effort: clergy, like the reverend rodrick burton. >> this is narcan. this is what we use to reverse an overdose. we need to get this into the hands of the community. >> cunningham advises them how to talk about substance abuse in ways that show compassion. >> the church unfortunately has been -- many leaders and members have had a judgmental view of people who are suffering from addiction. we can learn, number one, what's the right way to talk to people who are experiencing this. so we're not doing this in a judgmental way, but also how can we acutely address when people do fall out? how can we save their lives? >> i rumor walking the street -- remember walking the street with my grandmother. >> it's shift in attitude that cunningham knows first-hand. she grew up in the st. louis area, and recalls how her
, to see us. and then you have a small window of getting there on time. if your bus is late and then you're told you can't be seen. it's so many different issues. >> also part of the neighborhood effort: clergy, like the reverend rodrick burton. >> this is narcan. this is what we use to reverse an overdose. we need to get this into the hands of the community. >> cunningham advises them how to talk about substance abuse in ways that show compassion. >> the church...
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us officials have confirmed to frontline that he was the target. but many are convinced he was innocent. >> he was living openly. he was working on the campaign quite open, staying with people. he was on the media a lot. and everyone from the governor down were asking, "why did they kill him?" >> narrator: no one from jsoc would talk to frontline on camera, so frontline correspondent stephen grey raised the case with general petraeus. >> can i just ask you how that operation came into being? what made you think that this was the man you were targeting? >> well, we didn't think, in this case, with respect. we knew. we had days and days of what's called "the unblinking eye," confirmed by other forms of intelligence, that informed us that this... there is no question about who this individual was. >> the man who was killed, who appears to be the target, was living openly in kabul. we have afghan government officials who say this man was innocent. so what gives you confidence that he was who you say he was? >> very precise intelligence that told us exa
us officials have confirmed to frontline that he was the target. but many are convinced he was innocent. >> he was living openly. he was working on the campaign quite open, staying with people. he was on the media a lot. and everyone from the governor down were asking, "why did they kill him?" >> narrator: no one from jsoc would talk to frontline on camera, so frontline correspondent stephen grey raised the case with general petraeus. >> can i just ask you how that...
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thank you for being with us. so tell us about how the farming community is responding, the shootings happened at two agricultural facilities. how did this unfold through the week and where does the investigation stand now? >> this all started on monday, basically two shootings at separate mushroom facilities in half moon bay, being viewed as an act of workplace violence, the shooter going to these two facilities, he worked at one and used to work at another and targeting coworkers or former coworkers and potentially trying to turn himself in, he was found at a sheriff substation ultimately where he was arrested. that's kind of where the investigation stands. this is now in the hands of san mateo county district attorney. >> what more can you tell us about the suspected shooter and his possible motives? >> the suspected shooter is being charged with seven counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted murder. we also know that he is a chinese citizen and in an interview with nbc bay area he mentioned he
thank you for being with us. so tell us about how the farming community is responding, the shootings happened at two agricultural facilities. how did this unfold through the week and where does the investigation stand now? >> this all started on monday, basically two shootings at separate mushroom facilities in half moon bay, being viewed as an act of workplace violence, the shooter going to these two facilities, he worked at one and used to work at another and targeting coworkers or...
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thanks watching us. goodbye. about the find more day's news on our website, make facebook eck out our page. thanks so much for watching bbc world news america. >> vertical videos are designed work and your lifestyle. so you can swipe your way through the news of the day and stay up to date with the latest headlines you can trust. download now from selected app stores. funding of this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation, kovler foundation, pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs, and fox searchlight. >> my mum says you are writing a book to stop people going to war. i would really like if you write a book for me. >> have you come to see my woods? >> i'm going to call my bear winnie. >> you should call him pooh. if he ignores you, you can pretend you were just saying "pooh." >> pooh! why does everyone like winnie the pooh so much? >> after the war there was so much sadness. then winnie the pooh came along and happiness came out. >> "goodbye christopher robin," rated pg. now playing in s
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they are us. the person who has perpetuated th violence against us is not. nick: in less than four weeks, parliament passed a bill banning most semiautomatic rifles and high-capacity magazines. >> every semi-automatic weapon used in the terrorist attack on friday will be banned in this country. nick: her tenure was marked by crises, none larger than covid. >> these decisions will place the most significant restrictions on new zealanders' movements in modern history. nick: her government shut the borders and imposed one of the world's strictest lockdowns, despite the country reliance on tourism. it saved lives and allowed kiwis to resume normal life earlier than most countries. throughout, she spoke to the country via facebook live. >> as we all joined together in the fight against covid-19. >> without question, we had one of the most effective responses to the pandemic in the world, and many people owe their lives to that. nick: helen clarke was new zealand prime minister from 1999 to 2008, from ardern's same party. she also co-led an independent review of c
they are us. the person who has perpetuated th violence against us is not. nick: in less than four weeks, parliament passed a bill banning most semiautomatic rifles and high-capacity magazines. >> every semi-automatic weapon used in the terrorist attack on friday will be banned in this country. nick: her tenure was marked by crises, none larger than covid. >> these decisions will place the most significant restrictions on new zealanders' movements in modern history. nick: her...
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we are not sure that chemical weapon used, and who used it. we cannot talk about virtual things. we have to talk about facts. ..$e united nations observers from getting to guta that you deny and delayed red cross from and red crescent from getting there to make observations and to help. >> your government delay we asked for delegation in marchç 2012 when the first attack happened in the north of syria. they delayed it until just two days before they september those team. he said in his report that did everything as he wanted. there was not a single obstacle. >> charlie: they said they were delayed in getting there they wanted to be there earlier. >> no, no. there wasç conflict. there was fighting. there was shooting. didn't prevent them from going anywhere. we asked them to come, why delay it? if you want to say the american story, we use chemical weapons the same day the team, investigation team came to syria. is it logical? it's not logical. if the army wanted to use suchç weapon should have waited three days until the investigation finished. it's not logical. the whole s
we are not sure that chemical weapon used, and who used it. we cannot talk about virtual things. we have to talk about facts. ..$e united nations observers from getting to guta that you deny and delayed red cross from and red crescent from getting there to make observations and to help. >> your government delay we asked for delegation in marchç 2012 when the first attack happened in the north of syria. they delayed it until just two days before they september those team. he said in his...
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an us. and i think from our political leaders, to some of the business language we use, to pop culture, we are isolated from each other. the algorithms do it too. and this show has helped a lot. it's helped me see the country and feel the country, touch and even taste the country and not st think about or have opinions about the country. it's really different to be with all the difference in this country, in the same boat, on the same trail, with someone else. so i've gotten to see the country and its beauty and people's connection to land and nature in a really direct way. the other thing that helps tell a story of us is just reminding myself that we are a we. that we're stronger when we're together. that individualism has such an important place, but not the only place in our identities. and when we work together, we go farther. and when we try to do everything by ourselves, we end up alone. - has it been healing for you? - directly. the show is far more emotional than i ever understood it
an us. and i think from our political leaders, to some of the business language we use, to pop culture, we are isolated from each other. the algorithms do it too. and this show has helped a lot. it's helped me see the country and feel the country, touch and even taste the country and not st think about or have opinions about the country. it's really different to be with all the difference in this country, in the same boat, on the same trail, with someone else. so i've gotten to see the country...
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can the saudis count on us? can the u.a.e. count us? can the folks, for example, the in egypt that looked to the united states in the past as a friend and ally, they believe now that, in fact, we were the ones who pulled the rug out from under mubarak and delivered them into the tender mercies of the muslim brotherhood. >> rose: is it fair to say that they also believe, many of the people in the middle east, that the bush administration in eight years with different israeli prime ministers did not make any headway in terms of bringing the israelis and the palestinians together? not withstanding the urging of the saudis and the initiative that they promoted? >> well, i think we made as much progress as anybody else has, which is not much. that's been a problem for a long time. we obviously didn't make significant progress and in the age old israeli/palestinian conflict. no question about it. >> rose: do you think the president is wrong to say "we're going to foift asia because that's the new paradigm of power." not that we're leaving the
can the saudis count on us? can the u.a.e. count us? can the folks, for example, the in egypt that looked to the united states in the past as a friend and ally, they believe now that, in fact, we were the ones who pulled the rug out from under mubarak and delivered them into the tender mercies of the muslim brotherhood. >> rose: is it fair to say that they also believe, many of the people in the middle east, that the bush administration in eight years with different israeli prime...
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protect us, please protect us, please protect us. we need help, we need help, we need help. >> did they kill him? (horn blowing) >> our most kind and gracious father who art in heaven, we come before thee in honor and remembrance of our beloved friend, your son lavoy finicum. and we thank thee, o father, for his selfless sacrifice. >> narrator: the killing of lavoy finicum made him a martyr to his followers. >> he had become a beacon of light. >> narrator: but it was the beginning of the end of the malheur occupation. ammon and his supporters were now in custody, charged with felonies. he and 13 others would stand trial in portland. >> we're not going anywhere, and we will continue to take our stand. governor kate brown is responsible for the murder of lavoy finicum, for the murder of a cowboy. >> narrator: dory dae joined the patriot movement after lavoy finicum's death and ammon's arrest. she led daily protests outside the jail where ammon and his codefendants were being held for trial. >> i'm out here protesting today and every da
protect us, please protect us, please protect us. we need help, we need help, we need help. >> did they kill him? (horn blowing) >> our most kind and gracious father who art in heaven, we come before thee in honor and remembrance of our beloved friend, your son lavoy finicum. and we thank thee, o father, for his selfless sacrifice. >> narrator: the killing of lavoy finicum made him a martyr to his followers. >> he had become a beacon of light. >> narrator: but it...
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to get us used to this. >> do you believe that? >> i don't have enough information to know whether this is a strategy by damascus or whether it's local commanders who have these weapons available and there's aa tactical value in attacking a particular neighborhood or even a house that has opposition forces in it. it's phrauz to believe me that assad is testing the limits and whether or not he's doing it deliberately, i think if we don't respond he will read it as an indication that he can try to move that marker a little bit further. so i think this will be a response from washington but, as i suggested, my guess is that it's more likely to be a more active effort to assist the rebels rather than a direct military action by the united states. >> rose: let me talk -- give us a primer on chemical weapons. what are we talking about? what impact does it have? how much of a weapon of mass destruction is it? >> well, what's been said publicly is that the syrians have probably the largest active chemical weapons program in the world. and
to get us used to this. >> do you believe that? >> i don't have enough information to know whether this is a strategy by damascus or whether it's local commanders who have these weapons available and there's aa tactical value in attacking a particular neighborhood or even a house that has opposition forces in it. it's phrauz to believe me that assad is testing the limits and whether or not he's doing it deliberately, i think if we don't respond he will read it as an indication that...
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could you walk us through that? >> well, most vaccine trials will include what's called the data safety monitoring board, that is a very, independent group of people who monitor the especially the statistical monitoring to make sure the data is statistically powered to make a definitivelu coon about whether a vaccine works or not. but the main issue always, with any vaccine product, is safety. you want to guarantee there is safety involved, and that is toreally the top job. ake sure that safety is -- the primary aim of any trial that is being done. >> is it surprising that someone fell ill? >> well, you know, you are enrolling thousands of patients here, so, given the background, of events that may happen to anybody, you can pick a random sample of people, it's not going it's t surprising ther was an impact. there is always almostrssome adevents, and that's the placebo group is to really make sure, not just the rson who gets the vaccine versus a placebo, had a better response to prevention of the disease. but also,
could you walk us through that? >> well, most vaccine trials will include what's called the data safety monitoring board, that is a very, independent group of people who monitor the especially the statistical monitoring to make sure the data is statistically powered to make a definitivelu coon about whether a vaccine works or not. but the main issue always, with any vaccine product, is safety. you want to guarantee there is safety involved, and that is toreally the top job. ake sure that...
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we have not concluded that it was the use of eip's in that program that allowed us to obtain useful information from detainees subjected to them. >> it is no accident that the cia headquarters are out here in the remotes virginia countryside. the organization prefers to stay away from the political hothouse of washington. but this week it finds itself caught in the middle of a raging battle between democrats and republicans, the current regime, and the old. has not commented since the report came out. his vice president at the time does dick cheney not like it, and says so in plain english. >> we did what needed to be done to catch those who were guilty on 9/11 and prevent a further attack. we were successful on both parts. >> this report says it was not successful. >> it was full of crap. >> john mccain told us the u.s. needs to move on. >> is behind us and it's not allowed anymore. hope america understands this was a wrong chapter in history and now we need to move on. >> the senate intelligence chair hasn't. she maintained a stream of tweets throughout john brennan's speech rebutting much of
we have not concluded that it was the use of eip's in that program that allowed us to obtain useful information from detainees subjected to them. >> it is no accident that the cia headquarters are out here in the remotes virginia countryside. the organization prefers to stay away from the political hothouse of washington. but this week it finds itself caught in the middle of a raging battle between democrats and republicans, the current regime, and the old. has not commented since the...
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and he surprised the world with the use of strikes over the use of chemical weapons and used economic policies to get president xi to help pressure north korea. the white house has put all options on the table as tensions rise. then there's questions of ties between the trump campaign and russia which comply -- complicates relations with russia. much remains unknown with the iran nuclear deal and the paris climate accord and i'm thrilled to have katty kay and ian bremmer here. what can the president say on foreign policy and say this is what is a clear victory, win, achievement? >> i think the biggest achievement in a sense is that he has learned what he didn't know. he has learned the world is more complicated than the policies he campaigned on. that's true partly domestically but more true when it comes to the international stage. the fact he sat down with president xi and was prepared to admit there was a learning curve. that has influenced much of what he's done and said on the foreign policy stage. he came in with a clear nationalist, populist america-first a deal and shifted. he
and he surprised the world with the use of strikes over the use of chemical weapons and used economic policies to get president xi to help pressure north korea. the white house has put all options on the table as tensions rise. then there's questions of ties between the trump campaign and russia which comply -- complicates relations with russia. much remains unknown with the iran nuclear deal and the paris climate accord and i'm thrilled to have katty kay and ian bremmer here. what can the...
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jules, thank you so much for joining us. explain to me how the issue of ai is playing a role in these strikes. jules: a.i. is one of the two main issues that these writers and actors are focusing on because it is an absolutely new frontier for them when it comes to negotiations, and they're asking for better regulation on how it's used in the entertainment industry so that they don't get replaced entirely. ali: what are some of their concerns about the current state of regulation and how their likenesses, their voices might be used in the future if a.i. goes without additional regulations? jules: there are currently no regulations, especially when it comes to the contracts between the writers and the actors and the studios. currently, studios are looking to push more and more ai into the entertainment industry because it is cheaper for them to use a.i. than to have actual humans creating this content. and what actors and writers are asking for is regulations for writers, and in particular, how a.i. interacts with them in the
jules, thank you so much for joining us. explain to me how the issue of ai is playing a role in these strikes. jules: a.i. is one of the two main issues that these writers and actors are focusing on because it is an absolutely new frontier for them when it comes to negotiations, and they're asking for better regulation on how it's used in the entertainment industry so that they don't get replaced entirely. ali: what are some of their concerns about the current state of regulation and how their...
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what techniques do you use?y. >> narrator: ijaz says that these prisoners have already confessed to a kidnapping plot. over the last year, officer ijas his team has captured more than 200 militants. yet, terrorist attacks in karac. last may, a taliban splinter grp killed 43 civilians in an attack on a bus. the killers had recently pledge loyalty to isis. >> next time... >> this is the al qaeda that osama bin laden only dreamed of. >> the intelligence continued to point to what could happen. >> the view was, this is iraq's problem. let them deal with it. >> the growth of isis was noted, and the deterioration of the iraqi forces was missed. >> if you threaten america, you will find no safe haven. >> go to pbs.org/frontline to read an interview with filmaker najibullah quraishi about his reporting from inside isis territory i honestly didnt know if i was going to get back. >> and see more of our ongoing coverage of isis then connect to the frontline community on facebook and twitter. visit us on youtube for even mo
what techniques do you use?y. >> narrator: ijaz says that these prisoners have already confessed to a kidnapping plot. over the last year, officer ijas his team has captured more than 200 militants. yet, terrorist attacks in karac. last may, a taliban splinter grp killed 43 civilians in an attack on a bus. the killers had recently pledge loyalty to isis. >> next time... >> this is the al qaeda that osama bin laden only dreamed of. >> the intelligence continued to point...
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us. >> narrator: and the threat to democracy. >> china is on its way to state.ng a total surveillance >> narrator: tonight on frontline-- >> it has pervaded so many elements of everyday life. how do we make it transparent >> narrator: "in the age of ai". >> frontline is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. major support is provided by the john d. and catherine t.fo macarthudation, committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. the ford foundation:rk g with visionaries on the frontlines of social change worldwide.di onal support is provided by the abrams foundation, committed to excellence in. journali the park foundion, dedicated to heightening public awarens of critical issues. the john and helen glessner family trust. supporting trustworthy journalism that informs and inspires. and by t frontline journalism fund, with major support from jon and jo ann hagler. and additional support fromr tom std lucy caldwell-stair. major s
us. >> narrator: and the threat to democracy. >> china is on its way to state.ng a total surveillance >> narrator: tonight on frontline-- >> it has pervaded so many elements of everyday life. how do we make it transparent >> narrator: "in the age of ai". >> frontline is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. major support is provided by the john d. and catherine t.fo macarthudation, committed to building...
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they're telling us constantly they're going to obliterate us. if you do this, we'll obliterate you. the number of their threats that have actually come true is the lower rather than higher percentage. that's not to dismiss some of the atrocities they have committed which are absolutely terrible. >> ifill: since we're talking about threats, we see the film will be in limited release probably later this week. if i were running an independent theater in austin, texas, that's going to begin showing this film at midnight on christmas day, should i be afraid? are they taking a risk at this point? >> gwen, you can be absolutely certain the companies involved in distribution of the movie are taking this movie seriously and working with companies like crowdstrike to make sure they're prepared. >> ifill: what do you think about that, marc rogers? >> i think it's highly unlikely the cinema in texas will face much threat from a regime or group of hackers. yes, there is some stuff these guys could do but i think it's unlikely. not something that's been seen before. when there is threats saying t
they're telling us constantly they're going to obliterate us. if you do this, we'll obliterate you. the number of their threats that have actually come true is the lower rather than higher percentage. that's not to dismiss some of the atrocities they have committed which are absolutely terrible. >> ifill: since we're talking about threats, we see the film will be in limited release probably later this week. if i were running an independent theater in austin, texas, that's going to begin...
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>> i guess instead of people using technology, technology is using people. the orientation has changed. we don't go out olt internet to accomplish something or find someone or connect to another person but the internet is kind of this algorithmic landscape that is trying to persuade us or influence us or find our exploits and get us to act against our own better judgment. >> is that -- was there a eureka moment for you, where you came to believe it had -- technology had kind of moved from something we own to something that's owning us? >> after the dot-com crash around 2000, it looked like the internet was going to come back as a social medium. we saw blogger and facebook and i thought, oh, good. business is gone, the people are back. but these companies took so much investment that by 2007, 2008, we saw companies like facebook and twitter making several billion dollars a year being called abject failures by wall street because they had peaked. the only way they could extract more money from their users was by turning kind of nasty. >> so are they the proble
>> i guess instead of people using technology, technology is using people. the orientation has changed. we don't go out olt internet to accomplish something or find someone or connect to another person but the internet is kind of this algorithmic landscape that is trying to persuade us or influence us or find our exploits and get us to act against our own better judgment. >> is that -- was there a eureka moment for you, where you came to believe it had -- technology had kind of...
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. >> whistling was used widely used until the day the telephone arrived. that was in 1965. around the same time most young people left the village to study or find work. >> woodruff: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions: >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: it's been widely expected, and now it's confirmed: president trump is demolishing a pillar of the obama administration's immigration policy. today's announcement confirmed the end of a program shielding many young immigrants from deportation. john yang begins our coverage. >> yang: attorney general jeff sessions said the decision to cancel the program was all about the rule of law. >> the compassionate thing is to end the lawlessness, enforce our laws and, if congress chooses to make changes in those laws, to do so through the process set forth by our founders. >> yang: acro
. >> whistling was used widely used until the day the telephone arrived. that was in 1965. around the same time most young people left the village to study or find work. >> woodruff: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions: >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from...
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he uses thousands of led lights or even simple light bulbs. from close up, the lights seem to blink at random, but take a step back, and your eyes begin to connect the dots. producer monica lamb and photographer aaron drury take us into the workshop of jim campbell. campbell: so, these are pixels, waterproof pixels that we're testing. i'm jim campbell, and i work with light in the field of electronic art. i was an engineer in silicon valley for close to 25 years. we made convertors from low-resolution tv to high-definition tv. one of the things that i was interested in early on and continue to be is, if you take away all of the details of an image, is there anything useful from an experience of looking at something that's low resolution? is there some sort of essence that can be found in taking an image and getting rid of most of the information and just leaving a little bit there? my day job was high-definition tv, and my artwork went the other way. is it possible that it has different optical characteristics? a lot of the stuff that i do doe
he uses thousands of led lights or even simple light bulbs. from close up, the lights seem to blink at random, but take a step back, and your eyes begin to connect the dots. producer monica lamb and photographer aaron drury take us into the workshop of jim campbell. campbell: so, these are pixels, waterproof pixels that we're testing. i'm jim campbell, and i work with light in the field of electronic art. i was an engineer in silicon valley for close to 25 years. we made convertors from...
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they have used them on their own people. they've used them in syria. so we have to take the threat seriously. and it's a serious threat, particularly for a permanent member of the security council to make such a threat. and we will respond and hold them accountable. >> is there a plan in place? >> the plan is to bring them before the security council. the plan is to discourage them from taking such an action. and it's our hope that the pressure that we're putting on them now in the security council will encourage them not to take these types of actions and not to make these kinds of threats against a defenseless ukraine when it comes to the use of nuclear weapons. and should they make the mistake of using nuclear weapons, we will hold them accountable. i won't detail what we will do here, but they should know that we will respond very, very strongly to them if they should do that. >> let's go back to february 24th, the day ukraine was invaded by russia. vladimir putin announced the start of what healled the "special military operation" in ukraine, and
they have used them on their own people. they've used them in syria. so we have to take the threat seriously. and it's a serious threat, particularly for a permanent member of the security council to make such a threat. and we will respond and hold them accountable. >> is there a plan in place? >> the plan is to bring them before the security council. the plan is to discourage them from taking such an action. and it's our hope that the pressure that we're putting on them now in the...
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tell us about that. >> people really get mad about that. the reality is, i wanted to have a conversation. why did it! so much anger? this idea we should be paying women, why is it so hard for us to see that as work? part of it is that so many feminists thought about the quality of the quality in the workplace. the point of getting participation is to get them to work. i think it means giving women the choice. we look at women who stay home with the stain, why? if you want to stay home, that is your choice. and we should live in a society where we see that as valuable. >> thank you for your time. >> thank you for having me. >> we have heard today about mothers who have influenced civil, environmental and social movements . as well as those who influence our individual lives. i am fortunate my own mother has been a guide in my life. what about you? we would love to hear about your mom and what she has meant to you. or, get your thoughts on the role of mothers in our world. you can email us at kqed.org. we are also online on twitter and you ca
tell us about that. >> people really get mad about that. the reality is, i wanted to have a conversation. why did it! so much anger? this idea we should be paying women, why is it so hard for us to see that as work? part of it is that so many feminists thought about the quality of the quality in the workplace. the point of getting participation is to get them to work. i think it means giving women the choice. we look at women who stay home with the stain, why? if you want to stay home,...
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thank you both for being here. >> thank you for having us. >> tell us about these layoffs. how is it being felt in california? >> the layoffs are happening at big global companies to focus on text companies. amazon has a presence here so hundreds of people so far have lost their jobs in california that work for amazon, but also salesforce which is the biggest employer in san francisco. they are laying off thousands of people and those cuts began this week. they will be effective in march and more to come. ceo said they are going to be cutting in the coming weeks and companies like cisco and meta are also cutting thousands of people but only hundred have shown up in the filings with the state appellate on you. they, i think this first quarter is going to be when we feel it. when me see the positions being cut and when the businesses that rely on these text companies, other businesses that rely on these tech companies will start to feel the pain. >> there are also some ways that companies are also discouraging workers perhaps ? from coming back and staying in those positions.
thank you both for being here. >> thank you for having us. >> tell us about these layoffs. how is it being felt in california? >> the layoffs are happening at big global companies to focus on text companies. amazon has a presence here so hundreds of people so far have lost their jobs in california that work for amazon, but also salesforce which is the biggest employer in san francisco. they are laying off thousands of people and those cuts began this week. they will be...
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thank you for joining us on the show. >> thank you for having me. >>> tell us about the findings in your study. >> we do know that california is actually a region that is subject to episodic severe flood events and throughout its geologic history. there was something that happened about five times per millennia or so so maybe every 200 years and the last really big one was in 1862 and produced what came to be known as the great flood of 1862. we do expect that climate change is significantly upping the odds and in this study we did find that climate change has essentially doubled the likelihood at least of relative to about a century ago and that the warming we are likely to see over the coming decades will further increase that risk and to be clear as to what we are talking about, it is a weeks long sequence of severe an atmospheric river storms that bring perhaps 100 inches of rainfall in the mountains or local even more, so this is a very large amount of precipitation in a pretty short period of time were talking about. >> what does that look like? can you paint a picture for us in ur
thank you for joining us on the show. >> thank you for having me. >>> tell us about the findings in your study. >> we do know that california is actually a region that is subject to episodic severe flood events and throughout its geologic history. there was something that happened about five times per millennia or so so maybe every 200 years and the last really big one was in 1862 and produced what came to be known as the great flood of 1862. we do expect that climate...
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laura joins us to explain. eagle pass is a key border community where greg abbott is carrying out a program known as operational start. what are the conditions like there now? >> i spoke to congressman castro, a texas democrat, who recently went to eagle pass to see what the conditions were like there, the new tactics the governor has deployed, and this is what he said he saw. >> they have placed what i consider death traps along the rio grande river. this razor wire that is placed in such a way that hydrants can come up against it and not see it -- that migrants can come up against it and not see it. two weeks ago, there was a dead body found attached to one of those barrels. they have got this saw-like device in the middle, which is obviously very dangerous. >> the barrels that congressman castro was talking about our floating barriers governor abbott has placed on the rio grande, which a lot of humanitarian and immigration advocates have had concern about because of the fact that migrants have to come across
laura joins us to explain. eagle pass is a key border community where greg abbott is carrying out a program known as operational start. what are the conditions like there now? >> i spoke to congressman castro, a texas democrat, who recently went to eagle pass to see what the conditions were like there, the new tactics the governor has deployed, and this is what he said he saw. >> they have placed what i consider death traps along the rio grande river. this razor wire that is placed...
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we hope students who use , need kqed they will use it a little while and edwill not to use it anymore. >> danielle, how can people access the app what is it free? where can students get this? ca >> studentget it on their campuses. nod is being offered as an enterprise solution, were colleges and universirces can se a license to offer nod to their students on campus for free. >> okay. will, you are in your last semestersef college and to graduate in december, just a couple months away. how has the pandemic impacted your vision tur your and your anxieties about it as well? >> yeah, i think this pandemic could have ally destroyed a lot of college students when it comes to their mind-set and their pursuit to continue to chase their dreams. k though, i ththe pandemic really created such a resilient effect upon all of gen z folks. the fact we're not giving up and we're still pushing, we're still attending school, still chasing our dreams, still owtalking in internships how resilient the generation of gen z is, just continue to pursue those things that we truly do love. it could've been very
we hope students who use , need kqed they will use it a little while and edwill not to use it anymore. >> danielle, how can people access the app what is it free? where can students get this? ca >> studentget it on their campuses. nod is being offered as an enterprise solution, were colleges and universirces can se a license to offer nod to their students on campus for free. >> okay. will, you are in your last semestersef college and to graduate in december, just a couple...
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tell us about your story. we expected some response, but we were overwhelmed with the t respont we got. you know, to the point that we had like over 67,000 people sign up, to get some help and again, these are the students all over the state. people that are failing -- feeling the pinch. people who left their campuses, their housing, they probably went back to live with their parents if they are situation, and there really is a danger, it isnot like ey can go back to the labor market to start working, because they were students. they weren't working. nothere is reallynothing for them. the pain is real, the concerns are real, and i think we have a sense of at through this process. >> tell me about the funding itself. wh e were you abto raise this money, especially during a very difficult time? who are your donors? >> founately, we have been working with partners in the philanthropy world, who started this work with college teachers foundation, we started engagi them, thinking about what is it that we can do tog
tell us about your story. we expected some response, but we were overwhelmed with the t respont we got. you know, to the point that we had like over 67,000 people sign up, to get some help and again, these are the students all over the state. people that are failing -- feeling the pinch. people who left their campuses, their housing, they probably went back to live with their parents if they are situation, and there really is a danger, it isnot like ey can go back to the labor market to start...
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this is how we hope you use it. this is how we hope you don't use it. i think looking at it as a living document, a point of discussion the it has been helpful to have that initial contract we get to reference. >> let's talk about schools. and, well there is a lot of concern among teachers who say, students constant use of smartphones, computer, video games, it's really hampering their attention spans and their ability to work through complicated problems they're used to getting an instant answer on google for example. how should we as a society address this? >> well one of the episodes in the new season is called a case for dreaming. it explores the neuroscience of daydreaming. and how, much creativity comes from when you are just, not in front of a screen. and you are making, connections to, in your own brain. and so i am a big proponent of day dreaming. but the reality is, we are living in the 21st century. everyone has screensen fro ein f them. there are so many environments great to use. films. research. then times when you need to do hand on inter
this is how we hope you use it. this is how we hope you don't use it. i think looking at it as a living document, a point of discussion the it has been helpful to have that initial contract we get to reference. >> let's talk about schools. and, well there is a lot of concern among teachers who say, students constant use of smartphones, computer, video games, it's really hampering their attention spans and their ability to work through complicated problems they're used to getting an...
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you knowmy brothers, it's all of us. all of us will be dead before they let us go. as much as i hope that we are founnot guilty, and i get to go home to my family, i don't think it'll matter. i believe that what we have done has made a difference, and will continue to make a difference. >> when tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty! >> whether we agree or disagree even with the bundys, we all are victims when this is allowed toe lace. when there is this kind of breach of the rule of law, wre all harmed. na ator: in november 2017, a surprise. >> ...ammon bundy is out of jail today... >> facing chges stemming from a 2014 armed standoff...to >> narra the judge ordered that the bundy's could be released while their trial was under way. trying to tell the wor that what hapned there was not what the governments been saying happened.>> arrator: weeks later all the charges against the bundys were dismissed. ♪ ♪ hold, hold hold on to me ♪ 'cause i'm a little unsteady ♪ >> what's the situation there? >> how do you explain that? >> are you ready for this world th
you knowmy brothers, it's all of us. all of us will be dead before they let us go. as much as i hope that we are founnot guilty, and i get to go home to my family, i don't think it'll matter. i believe that what we have done has made a difference, and will continue to make a difference. >> when tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty! >> whether we agree or disagree even with the bundys, we all are victims when this is allowed toe lace. when there is this kind of breach of the...
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the houthis are right there behind us, just 50 meters away the soldiers tell us. they are exchanging fire with them. this front line moves all the time as the houthis try to push towards marib. the rebels constantly test the government forces defenses. the fighting here is crude, brutal close combat. despite being backed financially and logistically by a saudi-led coalition of countries, conditions on the front are tough for the yemeni government troops. we traveled across yemen's northeast desert, to where this war has reached a climax. we heard no saudi war planes providing air support, and the ly heavy weaponry we saw were these howitzers, unused while we were there. the medivac station is a shack with a few boxes of medines. the only way to a hospital is the same way we came, in the back of a truck. it's two hours from here, over the desert in trucks for injured soldiers coming from the front. there's not one helicopter in the entire front line. after years, yemen's war is reaching a defining point on this battlefield. the iran-allied houthi rebels seized cont
the houthis are right there behind us, just 50 meters away the soldiers tell us. they are exchanging fire with them. this front line moves all the time as the houthis try to push towards marib. the rebels constantly test the government forces defenses. the fighting here is crude, brutal close combat. despite being backed financially and logistically by a saudi-led coalition of countries, conditions on the front are tough for the yemeni government troops. we traveled across yemen's northeast...
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they had researched us from the beginning. they had intelligence on us about all our work. they wanted to know our political leanings or whether we had any connections with extremist groups. >> narrator: the fighters get word there will be a nighttime meeting with their american contacts. muhammad rides with ahmed, the battalion's supply officer. >> narrator: ahmed won't let muhammad come all the way to the meeting. he says he doesn't want the american contacts to see him. >> narrator: for most of the war, the rebels have had to rely on capturing weapons from the battlefield itself. they had shown muhammad something they'd captured. >> narrator: the rebels are lucky. the fighter jet didn't spot them this time. >> narrator: muhammad has now heard from ahmed, the driver who dropped him off. >> several hours have passed now. the fighters are returning back from the turkish border with a new shipment of ammunition. >> narrator: back at the camp, the rebels unload their new munitions. the next morning, they show muhammad what they've received. >> narrator: like most of the weapo
they had researched us from the beginning. they had intelligence on us about all our work. they wanted to know our political leanings or whether we had any connections with extremist groups. >> narrator: the fighters get word there will be a nighttime meeting with their american contacts. muhammad rides with ahmed, the battalion's supply officer. >> narrator: ahmed won't let muhammad come all the way to the meeting. he says he doesn't want the american contacts to see him. >>...
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thanks for joining us. this kind of quick action on capitol hill, which kind of quick agreement is almost unheard of these days. what brought it about? >> well, i think the-- when you bring pain to the public, that's when congress reacts to sequestration. a lot of the other cuts are a little bit more theoretical. they don't touch people in a big way. and you also had here some fairly significant lobbies, the airline, some big unions, also weighing in heavily as well. >> warner: how bad-- we heard a lot of people complaining. we saw long lines at airports. how bad were the delays at their peak this week. how many passengers were actually affected? >> gosh, i don't have a passenger total, but that's a very good question. this is the time of year when you get more thunder storms and bad weather that affect flight delays so they tend to ramp up, and i think overall the total delays we saw were pretty typical for this time. year. now, having said that, we did see an increase in delays of about-- between 400 to a
thanks for joining us. this kind of quick action on capitol hill, which kind of quick agreement is almost unheard of these days. what brought it about? >> well, i think the-- when you bring pain to the public, that's when congress reacts to sequestration. a lot of the other cuts are a little bit more theoretical. they don't touch people in a big way. and you also had here some fairly significant lobbies, the airline, some big unions, also weighing in heavily as well. >> warner: how...
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and by the y, for a better us. captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> for more on this and other frontline programs, visit our website at pbs.org/frontline. ♪ to order frontline's "the facebook dilemma" on dvd visit shop pbs, or call 1-800-play-pbs. this program is also available on amazon prime video. ♪ wu' inatregch the corporation for public broadcasting. and by viewers like you. thank you. (music plays) uhhh let's think of some christmas carols.t we've go oh holy nig.t we've ggrandma got run over by a reindeer, which is my personal favorite. jingle bells . ♪ chestnuts roasting on an open fir. (laughs) god. whether you celebrate christmas, hanukkah, kwanzaa, chrismukkah, y just get two days off from work,ts everybody rapped up in the holidays. and i'm no different.ha so deck ths y'all. (theme music plays- the avett brothers "will you return")'m
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chris bus kirk joining us analyst join us from phoenix, arizona. michael nutter, the focus right now at this convention is on women. but broadly we've been hearing about issues, we've been hearing about gun violence, about climate change. we've heard from powerful women like nancy pelosi, hillary clinton, how much as somebody you know american politics how much does the women's vote and reaching women this year, how much is that going to matter? >> well judy, it always matters. certainly. i know a night or so ago there was discussion about when are we going to get to the issues? well we're in the issues. and we're in the issues that the american public really care about. immigration, climate change and certainly violence, gun violence and domestic violence. these are serious issues. they don't just affect women, they affect the entire family, they affect an entire community. and they are also very emotional issues. it was emotionally painful to hear some of the testimony and comments. emma gonzales and congresswoman gird. the women that we just saw
chris bus kirk joining us analyst join us from phoenix, arizona. michael nutter, the focus right now at this convention is on women. but broadly we've been hearing about issues, we've been hearing about gun violence, about climate change. we've heard from powerful women like nancy pelosi, hillary clinton, how much as somebody you know american politics how much does the women's vote and reaching women this year, how much is that going to matter? >> well judy, it always matters. certainly....
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thanks for joining us. a chese satellite identified another large object floating object in the indian ocean. shins are heading to the area to determine whether the 70 foot part is coming from the malaysian airline line their disappeared with 239 on board. the discovery is 75 miles from the area ships have been hunting based on another satellite image made public nearly 72 hours ago. nothing has turned up in that area so far. the search has been hampered by strong currents andough seas. we'll have more on malaysian airlines flight 370 after the news country. >>> russia took over the last facility in crimea that remained under ukrainian control. russian troops n armored vehicles stormed the base. at least one was injured in the assault. russians issued # ultimatum for forces to surrender no later than today n. the heavily russian speaking area of east ukraine, 5,000 demonstrators, many waves russian flags called for the ousting of viktor yanukovych. >> look what is happening in the country. it is against the
thanks for joining us. a chese satellite identified another large object floating object in the indian ocean. shins are heading to the area to determine whether the 70 foot part is coming from the malaysian airline line their disappeared with 239 on board. the discovery is 75 miles from the area ships have been hunting based on another satellite image made public nearly 72 hours ago. nothing has turned up in that area so far. the search has been hampered by strong currents andough seas. we'll...